I already explained the difference in my previous post.
The way you think about it, yes, I would agree. Unfortunately most people don't think about it that way. Nor should they, for a coin's grade and...
There is no 1 book, there are thousands of them. Rather obviously nobody will ever have them all except perhaps the Library of Congress and even...
OK, here ya go - Lucent Technologies abstract
What should you do ? You should use the search function and thoroughly read the multitude of threads on the subject of proper coin storage. A...
Goldstone, there is something that you need to keep in mind, something that nearly all collectors have to learn. That is - don't buy coins just to...
The 1790 is not a genuine coin, it is a common gaming token.
But you should believe it for it is true. Well worn coins of any nation have little if any value unless they are true rarities.
They may learn how to price coins Mike, but they sure won't learn how to grade them.
I rather think it is going to be harder and harder to guess what grades they are assigning because it seems they are no longer grading coins based...
That's exactly where they are.
Thanks Eduard, glad to hear that my eyes haven't gone that far south - yet.
I have been a member of the PCGS & NGC forums since 2002. Was a lurker at both for a couple years before that. I still go and read them both on...
Appreciate the explanation for I did indeed misunderstand you. Glad to hear that your example is likely genuine :thumb:
One thing, PCGS did not come out before the bidding started, it was only after the bid had reached $51,000 that PCGS stepped forward and made...
Apologies, but it was beginning to sound like you had. I disagree to a point but must admit that there are times when they do. And that's...
Don't think they do but I could be wrong. Here is the article I did on it over 5 years ago, that should make it easier. Click Here
Back then, they did not use IV to mean 4, they used IIII to mean 4.
Eduard I do not believe that the coin you pictured and the coin in that catalog are the same coin - not in away shape or form. On your coin, look...
Eduard, you have this coin in hand, yes ? So tell me, are there or are there not luster breaks in the circled areas ?
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